Surreality: Lasting entheogenic effects in everyday life

[nicechrisman]

I used to take my fair share of LSD back in the 90's when it was common, inexpensive and strong.

I definitely get wavy vision and stuff sometimes, and really space out when strobing light effects happen and stuff sometimes. It's pretty cool for the most part really.

That would be a little disconcerting to see items turn into animals and stuff, but I suppose that's how a shaman sees the world. Gotta learn to accept it and enjoy the positive aspects of it.

 

[mew]

it definitely diminished 99% after 2-3 weeks of an entheogenic dose, and yes i think its seeing more than seeing an illusion.

 

[nicechrisman]

Maybe it's seeing through the illusion

 

[mew]

thats how i understand it

 

[SpartanII]

Maybe you're simply experiencing new perceptions, and not any kind of "disorder".

I've heard that the difference between a shaman and an insane person is that an insane person becomes too attached to these new perceptions (or in Western terms- "Hallucinations"), while a shaman stays detached and integrates them into his/her consciousness.

 

[deadhead4eva]

When I was younger I used LSD everyday for over a year. When I quit I had flashbacks for about 6 months afterwards. I could simply look at something for a few seconds and it would start to move then hallucinations would melt inside of it. This for the most part was pretty distracting. It's slowly begin to dissipate and then was almost unnoticeable. Since then I've used various other ethenogens including DMT. After a very heavy night of dmt use I may have intense flashbacks for the entire next day that could continue on for 2 to 3 days. All in all I would say that is the effects are not permanent. It is possible for me to access the states now freely at will. If I try to go into a trance state with it sometimes it is hard to slow the visuals down but if I get up and move around they end pretty much instantaneously.